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As no. 243 [III A 1010 a,b] The frame, however, has an elongated, rhombic frame. The type of board joint is unclear. The neck is thickened to a square shape and wrapped in leather where a cylindrical wooden peg is inserted at the back. Leather strap windings above the string attachment on the peg. The end knot at the lower end of the string was buttoned through the narrowed spout of a simple loop. A leather pouch and a leather carrying strap are attached. The tip of the neck is not carved. The bow is an evenly bent square piece of wood. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 84,4 cm
Width: 30,1 cm
Height: 20,8 cm
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 18137 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Ethiopia
  • Collecting
    who
    Fritz Weiss (1877-02-23 - 1955-10-22) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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